Pete Freedman

At Capacity.

Live Nation Just Announced An 8,000-Person Venue In Irving. But Have We Already Hit Peak Venue? The next new live music venue in North Texas is called the Pavi...

Depth & Current.

Check Out Deep Ellum Brewing Co.'s Latest Addition To The Deep Ellum Mural Landscape. Deep Ellum is not exactly wanting more murals. The neighborhood has ...

In The Spirit.

We're Throwing A Big Ole Christmas Party at Club Dada on December 20. You're Invited. Speaking of awesome upcoming events in which we've got a h...

Boom.

Thundercat To Headline Our January 23 Red Bull Sound Select Showcase with -topic and Roger Sellers. Red Bull Sound Select's upcoming #Yearender bash here ...

Chappelle Shows.

Here He Goes Again: Dave Chappelle Just Announced Two Dallas Shows at the House of Blues This Month. We should be used to this, I suppose. Two years ago, Dave ...

The Top 100 Local Songs of 2014.

Counting Down From 100 to 81. Just as we have at the end of the last two years, the Central Track staff has once again spent the last week reminiscing and pour...

Too Much.

Scenes From Centro-matic's Farewell Tour Kickoff At The Kessler Theater. In a disgustingly fitting turn of events, last night's Centro-matic show at the Kessle...

Winter Is Coming.

Also, Dire Wolves Were Real And The Perot Museum Has Proof. Here's a fun fact: The night is dark and full of terrors.Oh, and here's another one: Turn...

Going In.

Scenes From Saturday's In The Garage Alliance Benefit at Club Dada. Some rock shows are good. Some rock shows do good. Saturday night's offering at C...

Now, Now.

St. Vincent Gets Bad Career Advice, Proves She Doesn't Need Any Help At All. Another week, another batch of proof that St. Vincent is a total boss as the ...

Pete Freedman

Co-Founder, President, Publisher

Pete is the founder, editor and president of Central Track. He is the former music editor of the Dallas Observer. His work has been published in The Daily Beast, Deadspin, LA Weekly, Village Voice, Spin Magazine, The Miami Herald and The Toronto Star, among other major publications. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies has honored his long-form narrative writing and his blogging efforts alike. In 2009, NBCDFW.com named him one of the 25 Most Interesting People in DFW, a fact he remains all too eager to bring up at dinner parties.